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The South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper, delivering news and analysis on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia. The newspaper is supported with its online publication scmp.com and its Sunday edition, Sunday Morning Post.

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22 July 2024

China’s extreme weather raises alarm about the country’s disaster insurance gaps

China’s insurers need to catch up, particularly in addressing emerging risks associated with climate change, insurance industry specialists say.

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28 August 2023

Climate change: what Maui wildfires and Beijing floods can teach Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s climate adaptation plans must take into account the rise of extreme weather events, pay attention to topographically vulnerable areas and the impact of urbanisation, and make natural habitats a part of its solutions.

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7 August 2023

What can Beijing learn from the worst flooding in 140 years?

Scientists say improvements are needed in weather monitoring systems to combat increased extreme weather events.

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7 July 2023

Climate change: China’s construction, aerospace, car parts industries among the most vulnerable to extreme weather, says Morningstar

They are among the most exposed to asset impairment and business disruption caused by flooding and extreme heat, said the ESG data unit of funds researcher Morningstar.

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12 June 2023

For heat warnings to work, Hong Kong must have one clear, integrated system

On the hottest day of the year, three different warnings were in force, having come on at different times – an integrated system would more clearly communicate the risk

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19 May 2023

Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West Europe

A study published today in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the maximum temperature of the hottest days is increasing at twice the rate of the maximum temperature of average summer days.

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15 May 2023

Hong Kong bosses not warm on new alert system protecting workers from heatstroke, say guidelines ‘hard to implement’

A new warning system to protect Hong Kong’s outdoor workers from heatstroke would be difficult to implement, especially at construction sites, industry representatives on Tuesday warned.

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26 April 2023

Lantau artificial islands? Hong Kong’s money is better spent on climate resilience as sea levels rise

Building artificial islands drains the resources needed to cope with climate change while creating new disaster risks and exposing more human lives and properties to rising sea levels and typhoons